events from 1999-2011

Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party, widely recognized as terrorist organization), was arrested in Kenya.This is good to the world becuase that man can not harm people any more

2nd May, 2000

GPS

spacedaily.com<a The GPS helped the world by helping people to not get lost someplace. Biil Clinton approved the GPS.

17th Sep, 2001

anthrax attacks

History commons Anthrax is important becuase it can be used as a weapon against people . If we didn't know about it lots of people could probably be still dieing from it today.

8th Jan, 2002

No Child Left Behind

Wrightslaw.com was a law that gave a school a report card based on their stidents standearized test scores and if the students did not do weel the school did not recieve the federalgrant money.

24th Jan, 2003

Homeland security

Answer.comHomeland security protects people from man-made things or natural disasters.This is still helpful to people in America today

4th Jan, 2004

Mars

SciencedailySpirit is a robot that was sent up to mars to gather imformation .This could help the world know more about mars and other planets.

5th Jan, 2005

SMART-1

Historyorb.comSMART-1 was a machien that orbited around the moon.Sadly it crashed but it did discover that there was calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the moon.This could be helpful to the world because there might be some metal we could use from space.

21st Feb, 2006

The Securitas depot robbery

Wikipedia.orgThe Securitas depot robbery was the largest cash robbery in British history, that took place on the evening of 21 February 2006.The people stole £53,116,760 dollars.This was important because when people want to get money they ccould not becaue the bank was robed.

7th May, 2007

Herod the Great

Histororb.com The tomb of Herod the Great is discovered.This is good becuase we can learn more about him and his history.

27th Aug, 2008

Barack Obama

historyorb.com Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party for President of the United States.This is important because many peoplewill be inspired to follow their dreams.

20th Jan, 2009

President of the United States of America

historyorb.com Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becomes the United States' first African-American president.This is important to the world because he was the first black president.

30th Apr, 2010

The oil spill in the Gulf

al.comThe oil spill was important to the world becuase the oil killed alot of fish that people depend on. This was a big impact on the world.because people lost their jobs like fishermen and tourists.
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28th Sep, 2011

Man, 26, charged in model airplane plot to bomb Pentagon

This 26 year-old Massachusetts man man with a physics degree was arrested and charged Wednesday with plotting an attack on the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol with a remote-controlled model aircraft, authorities said.Rezwan Ferdaus, a U.S. citizen from Ashland, Massachusetts, planned to use model aircraft filled with C-4 plastic explosives. This is important because if that thing was bombed important people would die.

29th Sep, 2011

U.S. condemns Iranian pastor's conviction

This is important to the world because of freedom of religion in the world